Bavarian Reserve Officer Pickelhaube

[Torch03]

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Just picked up this Bavarian Reserve Officer Pickelhaube today!

Matt

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

Congrats on a nice find!

James

 

[Torch03]

Thanks James!

 

[John Josef]

Congratulations,

 

[Torch03]

Thanks John!

 

[Bobted]

That’s beautiful. Unlike Saxon helmets ….. discussed earlier. I think they have the best helmet plate. Rob

 

[Torch03]

Thanks Rob!

 

[Kaiser Wilhelm II]

Very nice addition.

 

[Tony without Kaiser]

Oh that is a very nice photo. Well done!

 

[Sandmann]

Nice helmet Matt, congratulations

 

[argonne]

The cockades should be inverted
Nice helmet! The name my be Ruhland. A lot of Ruhland in the bavarian army...Do you maybe see a written unit number?
Philippe

 

[Torch03]

The cockades should be inverted
Nice helmet! The name my be Ruhland. A lot of Ruhland in the bavarian army...Do you maybe see a written unit number?
Philippe

Thanks Philippe! You are correct about the cockades, didn’t even notice that till you said something about it.

It has been corrected!

Unit number - This is the only inscriptions I can find in the helmet.

Matt

 

[Sandmann]

Thanks Philippe! You are correct about the cockades, didn’t even notice that till you said something about it.

It has been corrected!

Unit number - This is the only inscriptions I can find in the helmet.

Matt

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Above the name and partly covered by the reinforcement disc, there could be some more information about the regiment. I read something with „Reserve“

 

[Amybellars]

Nice

 

[Torch03]

Thanks for all the nice comments and likes!

What is the proper name/model for this type helmet?

Thanks,

Matt

 

[Torch03]

Forgot to mention that the spike has been welded/soldered to its base.

Has anyone seen this done before?

Thanks,

Matt

 

[Sandmann]

Thanks for all the nice comments and likes!

What is the proper name/model for this type helmet?

Thanks,

Matt

The soldered spike looks original, I’ve seen those repairs before.
The helmet is an officer helmet M1886 for mounted troops (curved chinscales), which officers normally wore from 1886 to 1914 without changes. However, it has a Chapka emblem on the front, which was fashionable among officers since around 1900 and was occasionally seen. This emblem measures about 11 cm (height) x 16 cm (width), but has no leaves between the legs of the lions. It was technically against the regulations but it seems to have been tolerated.

Historien-Kabinett - The history of the Pickelhaube in Bavaria

historien-kabinett.de

 

[poniatowski]

Nice helmet! A type of fiber shell?

 

[Torch03]

The soldered spike looks original, I’ve seen those repairs before.
The helmet is an officer helmet M1886 for mounted troops (curved chinscales), which officers normally wore from 1886 to 1914 without changes. However, it has a Chapka emblem on the front, which was fashionable among officers since around 1900 and was occasionally seen. This emblem measures about 11 cm (height) x 16 cm (width), but has no leaves between the legs of the lions. It was technically against the regulations but it seems to have been tolerated.

Historien-Kabinett - The history of the Pickelhaube in Bavaria

historien-kabinett.de

Thanks Sandy! I really appreciate your expertise/help.

Matt

 

[Amybellars]

Sandy is almost into the finest details. Great job, Sandy.

Regards
Amy Bellars